Whayne
Supply's Purchasing Director Honored
for His Commitment to Reduce Costs and Manage Spend
Charlotte,
NC — March 9, 2005 — Saving his company money is
all in a day's work for Les Long,
Purchasing Director at Whayne Supply — a
Caterpillar dealership with over
1000 employees. Over the course
of the last two years, Long has been instrumental
in getting Whayne Supply's spending
under control using ProcureIT — a Spend
Management application by Verian
Technologies. For his hard work
and dedication to his profession, Long was named one
of the top 20 Purchasing Practitioner
Pros to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Under
Long's supervision, Whayne Supply
has saved over $2 million dollars by automating purchasing, plugging
holes in service billings, and
negotiating better deals with suppliers.
Long has worked with Verian Technologies as well as in-house experts
to get ProcureIT integrated
with the financial system used by
Whayne Supply and an in-house work orders system used by all Caterpillar
dealers.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Practitioner Pros to Know is an annual listing of supply/demand chain management professionals that have excelled in their commitment to improving the use of supply and demand chain technology and practices within a brick-and-mortar company. These individuals have a deep breadth of knowledge about the industry and are forward thinking in their approach to the evolving supply and demand chain network.
"Les
is indeed a true purchasing practitioner
and enjoys sharing his knowledge
and experiences in the purchasing
profession with others," said Tehseen
Ali, CEO of Verian Technologies.
"We are thrilled that Les has received
this honor and even more
excited that our
product, ProcureIT, was instrumental
in helping Les & Whayne
Supply to reduce their spending and
increase their bottom line."
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1-704-602-3372 (office)
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive (www.sdcexec.com) is a bi-monthly business magazine aimed at uniting the intelligence, news and tools necessary to steer the supply and demand chain management professional and business executive through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain management. With hard-hitting analysis,viewpoints and unbiased case studies, Supply & Demand Chain Executive will uncover each aspect of the new supply and demand chain to keep readers on the leading edge, the frontline and the profit zone.
About Verian Technologies
Verian
Technologies helps mid- and large-sized
organizations control spending
by providing easy-to-use solutions
that automate procurement, invoice
processing, employee reimbursements and asset management — capturing all expense data in a single database for analysis.
ProcureIT, Verian's product suite, is one
of the most widely adopted "procure-to-pay" systems among North American organizations.
Verian was founded in 1996 and
is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. The company's clients
represent industries such as banking, insurance,
healthcare, industrial services, construction,
retail and the public sector. Clients include
Boeing, Yale University, Allstate Insurance
Company of Canada and GNC Corp. For more
information on Verian Technologies, visit http://www.verian.com.
ProcureIT is a registered trademark of Verian Technologies, Inc.
